Tegut City became my best friend for two days. I misbooked a flight from Frankfurt to Brussels and…read moreremained stuck in Frankfurt Airport for nearly 48 hours. Instead of getting a hotel or staying with a friend, I decided to stick it out and remain at the airport the whole time. I tried eating at restaurants, but it just became too much. Tegut City is a mini-supermarket in the basement of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport and I must have gone in and out of the store a total of 20 times throughout my 48 hours of boredom. I discovered it was much cheaper and better to snack on paprika potato chips than it was to eat another bratwurst alongside a beer. I noticed I wasn't the only one camping out at the airport, and I am sure the other people loved the convenience of Tegut City just as much as I did.

This LiDL is a very small store in our neighborhood--some of US convenient stores/gas stations are…read morebigger than this one. This particular chain of supermarkets are somewhat smaller than other ones, and it is considered as a discount store. Therefore, their merchandise is generally cheaper compared to other similar supermarkets. Since this particular one is a smaller store, choice of merchandise is somewhat limited (according to its limited floor space). Also, in general, merchandise they carry are not the same as other more expensive supermarkets do, so I can't really do an apple to apple comparison in terms of price. You get what you pay for...a basic principle of the free-market society... Nonetheless, it's always a great bargain if you can find something you need/want for less. That's what makes shopping at this store worthwhile, I suppose.